nurture
Plural: nurtures
Noun
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
- The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
- That which nourishes; food; diet.
- The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
- The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
Verb
Verb Forms: nurtured, nurturing, nurtures
- To care for and encourage the growth or development of.
- help develop, help grow
- "nurture his talents"
- bring up
- provide with nourishment
- To nourish or nurse.
- To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.
Examples
- He liked to ’NURTURE’ his high-scoring letters, waiting for the perfect spot on the board.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English norture, noriture, from Old French norriture, norreture, from Late Latin nutritura (“nourishment”), from Latin nutrire (“to nourish”).
Synonyms
breeding, bring up, bringing up, foster, fosterage, fostering, nourish, parent, raise, raising, rear, rearing, sustain, upbringing, education, encourage, feed, grow, nurture, promote, training
Scrabble Score: 7
nurture: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordnurture: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nurture: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary